Sr. Specialist Procurement Performance Management

Job Purpose

• The Senior Specialist – Procurement Performance Management plays a critical hands‑on technical role in administering, optimizing, and supporting procurement systems, data, and performance reporting platforms across the Contracts & Procurement (C&P) function.
• The role provides system administration, analytical, and reporting expertise across SAP MM, Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) processes, tendering platforms, dashboards, and performance analytics, ensuring data integrity and compliance, system reliability, automation, and actionable insights in support of Procurement Performance Management (PPM) and Tender Board Secretariat (TBS) operations.
• The position enables strong governance, transparency, compliance, and performance improvement by maintaining robust systems, resolving complex technical issues, and delivering accurate, timely, and decision‑ready procurement insights aligned with OQEP objectives.
• The position will act in accordance with the Group’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines and international standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani’s government & other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Procurement Systems Administration & Technical Enablement
• Act as the technical focal point and system administrator for procurement performance systems, including SAP MM, P2P processes, and tendering platforms.
• Support configuration, testing, and enhancement of SAP MM procurement functionalities, including master data accuracy, reporting structures, and process controls.
• Administer and support tendering platforms (e.g., Tawreed, Sahl), including workflow support, data validation, user assistance, and report extraction.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and resolution of system and data issues, coordinating with IT, shared services, and vendors as required.
• Support system upgrades, patches, UAT activities, and controlled deployment of new system functionalities.
• Procurement Performance Data, Dashboards & Analytics:
• Design, build, and maintain procurement performance dashboards and analytical reports, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with PPM and TBS requirements.
• Develop automated and ad‑hoc reports covering spend analysis, cost savings, budget tracking, cycle times, compliance indicators, vendor performance, and risk metrics.
• Extract, cleanse, reconcile, and analyze data from SAP, tendering platforms (Tawreed), and related systems to support management reporting and decision‑making.
• Ensure reporting outputs meet governance, audit, and compliance standards and support transparency across procurement activities.
• Engage & collaborate with external stakeholders, value partners, shared services, and other Centers of Excellence to support the enhancement of C&P function service standards.
• Procurement Performance Management & Standards Support
• Support the preparation, monitoring, and reporting of procurement KPIs, budgets, and performance metrics in line with approved frameworks.
• Assist in cross‑functional annual procurement planning by consolidating data, validating inputs, and supporting performance tracking.
• Contribute analytical insights that support cost optimization, efficiency improvement, and service delivery performance.
• Policy, Compliance, Audit & Risk Support
• Support the implementation and maintenance of procurement policies, procedures, and controls through sys...